Dissertation - Face Animated Normal Maps

My Dissertation at Staffordshire University consisted in the research of animated or blended normal map textures to enhance the facial expressions of a character. With the help of Unreal Engine's Material Editor and FaceFX I was able to trigger additional normal map textures to blend onto the surface of the model when a particular animation was activated in real time. Each expression could enable different normal maps to be blended in the desired areas.

Below are still image examples of the areas of the face that are affected with different expressions